Anatolian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Yazarlar: Mehmet Necmeddin SUTAŞIR, Derya SELÇUK DEMİRELLİ

Konular:Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy,Seizures,Rhabdomyolysis

Özet: Aim Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is characterized by important cause of intracerebral hemorrhage in the elderly. These patients can come to the emergency room with transient neurological signs, cognitive disorders, epileptic seizures. Rhabdomyolysis due to epileptic seizure is a rare cause of acute kidney injury. Case Herein, we report a case of CAA with rhabdomyolysis due to epileptic convulsion and ultimately, acute kidney injury. Conclusion SAA may peresent with transient neurological findings, seizures, headache, cognitive disorders to the emergency department in advanced age. Patients presenting with epileptic seizures should be evaluated early for rhabdomyolysis and renal failure.

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